Ken Jennings game 22.
Chris Mason — an electrical engineer from Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Vicki Reynolds — a high school technology teacher from Lanham, Maryland
Ken Jennings — a software engineer from Salt Lake City, Utah (whose 21-day cash winnings total $697,760)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken | $1,600 | $6,400 | $35,200 |
$40,000
22-day champion: $737,760 |
$30,400
34 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W |
| Vicki | $-1,800 | $-1,800 | $1,400 |
$1,400
3rd place: $1,000 |
$1,400
2 R, 2 W |
| Chris | $3,000 | $3,000 | $8,200 |
$8,200
2nd place: $2,000 |
$8,400
16 R, 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| WORLD RELIGION | AMERICAN IDOL | DANGEROUS! | LOST IN TRANSLATION | WHAT'S THAT? | SOUNDS FISHY TO ME! |
|
$200
[1]
Founded by this reverend in 1979, the Moral Majority was against the Equal Rights Amendment
Falwell
Ken
|
$200
[6]
She was the first champion
Kelly Clarkson
Ken
|
$200
[17]
On February 28, 2001 northwest Washington State was rocked by one of these that measured 6.8
an earthquake
Chris
|
$200
[7]
Bai zhang
Chinese
Chris
|
$200
[16]
A pipkin is a metal pot; a Pippin is a type of this fruit
an apple
Chris
|
$200
[26]
This feature on a shark's back acts as a stabilizer--& a warning to swimmers
the dorsal fin
Ken
Chris
|
|
$400
[2]
(Sofia of the Clue Crew reports from the Schlosskirche in Wittenburg, Germany.) Number 25 of Luther's 95 Theses says this man had no more power to relieve souls in purgatory than any bishop
the pope
Chris
|
$400
[8]
He co-hosted the first version & went solo hosting the second
Ryan Seacrest
Chris
|
$400
[18]
In 1953 meteorologists began assigning female names to these
hurricanes
Ken
|
$400
[11]
Perdido
Spanish
Ken
|
$400
[22]
Of a rug, a bug or a jug, the one you'd normally find weft in
a rug
Ken
|
DD
$200
[29]
The pigfish is a type of this fish named for a noise it makes when taken out of the water
a grunt
Chris
|
|
$600
[3]
During this 8-day Jewish observance, the eating of hametz, leavened bread, is prohibited
Passover
Ken
Chris
|
$600
[9]
This judge remarked, "Did you really believe you could become the American Idol? Well, then, you're deaf"
Simon Cowell
Chris
|
$600
[19]
The "El Nino" phenomenon of this ocean causes unusual weather patterns about every 3 to 7 years
the Pacific
Chris
|
$600
[12]
Perdu
French
Chris
|
$600
[23]
Common 10-letter name for a timbal or timpani
kettledrum
Ken
|
$400
[27]
Living up to its name, this Thai fish also called the betta will even attack its own reflection in a mirror
the Siamese fighting fish
|
|
$800
[4]
Rachel, Monica & Phoebe might run away & join this group better known as the Quakers
the Society of Friends
Ken
|
$800
[10]
He edged out Clay Aiken to become the second "American Idol"
Ruben Studdard
Ken
Vicki
Chris
|
$800
[20]
It's a suddenly formed large depression in the ground that may attain a depth over 100 feet
a sinkhole
Ken
|
$800
[14]
Verloren
German
Ken
|
$800
[24]
It's what one usually does behind a rostrum; you can also do it behind a lectern
give a speech
Ken
|
$600
[28]
A guitarfish might say, "You can call me" this, because that's the type of fish it is
ray
|
|
$1,000
[5]
One of the great Hindu gods, he's also called the "Preserver"
Vishnu
Chris
|
$1,000
[13]
It's the name of the original British TV singing contest on which "American Idol" was directly based
Pop Idol
|
$1,000
[21]
The record for a single snowstorm was 189 inches in 1959 on this California mountain with a soda pop name
Mount Shasta
Ken
|
$1,000
[15]
Rosuto
Japanese
Ken
Vicki
|
$1,000
[25]
A neophyte is a new convert; neoprene is a synthetic type of this material
rubber
Chris
|
$1,000
[30]
The striped type of this fish earned its stripes as the official state fish of Rhode Island
bass
Ken
|
| SOUTH AMERICAN GEOGRAPHY | BOXING | STAY-AT-HOME MOMS | COLLEGE COLLAGE | MAKING A LIST | "B"EGINNINGS |
|
$400
[2]
This Peruvian city was founded in 1535; Villa El Salvador, a squatter's camp of 350,000 on its outskirts, in 1971
Lima
Ken
|
$400
[21]
At the 2000 Olympics, 4 boxing golds went to fighters from this Caribbean island
Cuba
Ken
|
$400
[12]
Blanche of Castile ruled France as regent when her son Louis went on one of these expeditions in 1248
a crusade
Ken
|
$400
[1]
Each fall this university holds its raucous pep rally known as the "Gator Growl"
the University of Florida
Chris
|
$400
[24]
In January 2004 Dick Gephardt was on his show to present the top 10 signs "You've Been on the Campaign Trail Too Long"
Letterman
Ken
|
$400
[7]
If someone tries to impress you with their baccalaureate, know it's just one of these degrees
bachelor's
Ken
|
|
$800
[3]
The northern end of this country stands between Bolivia & a seacoast
Chile
Chris
|
$800
[22]
In 1937 Joe Louis became heavyweight champ; in 1997 this Lewis wore the crown
Lennox Lewis
Chris
|
$800
[17]
We're sure this Ohioan's mother, Viola, was elated on July 20, 1969, but she kept her feet on the ground
Neil Armstrong
Ken
|
$800
[13]
Popularly known as the "Zags", the Bulldogs of this Spokane university are a force to be reckoned with in college athletics
Gonzaga
Ken
|
$800
[25]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from the Raptor Center in Alaska.) In 1999, President Clinton announced plans to remove the bald eagle from this list
the Endangered Species list
Ken
|
$800
[8]
Whittier wrote of a "barefoot" one with "cheek of tan"
a boy
Ken
|
|
$1,200
[4]
This country's Atrato River flows into the Gulf of Darien
Colombia
Ken
|
$1,200
[23]
In 1973 Joe Frazier lost his title to this man
George Foreman
Vicki
|
$1,200
[18]
This globetrotting U.S. statesman always came back for the baking of his mom, born Paula Stern
Henry Kissinger
Ken
|
$1,200
[14]
Booker T. Washington founded this college as a "School for Colored Teachers" in 1881
Tuskegee
Ken
|
$1,200
[26]
Dr. Kubler-Ross' list of the 5 states of grief runs from denial to this
acceptance
Chris
|
$1,200
[9]
It's a synonym for width
breadth
Ken
|
|
$1,600
[5]
Uruguayans call their highlands Cuchilla Grande, or "big" this, for the sharp, narrow rock formations
knife
Ken
|
$1,600
[27]
Fearsome nickname of 1980s heavyweight champ James Smith
"Bonecrusher"
|
$2,000
[20]
After she killed her husband, her son Orestes went into exile, then returned to kill her
Clytemnestra
Ken
|
$1,600
[15]
This New Jersey college found in New Brunswick was originally called Queen's College
Rutgers
Ken
|
$1,600
[29]
At Ellis Island you can look for your ancestors on these, ships' passenger lists including names & arrival dates
manifests
Ken
|
$1,600
[10]
It's unglazed china or a thick, cream soup with shellfish
a bisque
Ken
|
|
$2,000
[6]
This country has border disputes with French Guiana to its east & Guyana to its west
Suriname
Ken
|
$2,000
[28]
His sweetest moment came on June 17, 2000 when he beat Oscar De La Hoya
"Sugar" Shane Mosley
|
DD
$6,000
[19]
The woman born Mary Arden lived quietly in this town while her son gained fame in the London theater
Stratford
Ken
|
DD
$2,400
[16]
This town is home to Hampshire College & a U. of Massachusetts campus as well as the college that shares its name
Amherst
Ken
|
$2,000
[30]
It's a list of cases in court for trial or the names of the parties who have cases pending
a docket
Chris
|
$2,000
[11]
We're not being prejudiced; it's a line diagonal to the grain of a fabric
a bias
Vicki
|
Thisfruit of North America shares its name with a literary character who debuted in an 1876 novel
the huckleberry